Tapas Paul
| Tapas Paul | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Tapas Paul 29 September 1958 Chandannagar, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation |
Actor Member of parliament (MP) Politician |
| Years active | 1980-present |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Nandini Paul |
| Children | Sohini Paul |
| Tapas Pal | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Krishnanagar | |
|
Assumed office 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar |
| MLA | |
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In office 2001-2009 | |
| Preceded by | Saugata Roy |
| Succeeded by | Firhad Hakim |
| Constituency | Alipore |
Tapas Paul (born Alur Bosta on 29 September 1958) is a Bengali actor and politician from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He is a Member of Parliament from Krishnanagar having won in the 2014 Indian General Elections on a Trinamool Congress ticket.[1][2] He was arrested by C.B.I for alleged link to Rose Valley Chit Fund chitfund scam in December 2016.[3][4][5][6]
Education
Tapas Paul did his graduation in Bio-Science from Hooghly Mohsin College under University of Burdwan.[1][7]
Film career
Paul's first movie appearance was in 1980, in the film Dadar Kirti, directed by Tarun Majumder.[7] He acted in many other movies such as Bhalobasha Bhalobasha and Guru Dakshina.
Controversy
On 31 December, Paul was arrested for his alleged involvement in the Ponzi firm Rose Valley Group.[8]
On 11 January 2017, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Babul Supriyo filed a complaint against Paul along with AITC MP Saugata Roy and MLA Mahua Moitra for falsely accusing him of being involved in the Rose Valley scam.[9]
Filmography
Awards
Political career
He is a member of All India Trinamool Congress. He was an MLA from Alipore for two terms (2001-2006 & 2006-2009). Currently, he is the MP of Krishnanagar since 2009.
Personal life
He is married to Nandini Paul. At present she is a participant of Bigg Boss Bangla. They have a daughter named Sohini Paul, who is also an actor in Tollywood.[11]
References
- 1 2 Detailed Profile: Shri Tapas Paul india.gov.in. Retrieved 16 October 2012
- ↑ Tapas Paul netapedia.in. Retrieved 16 October 2012
- ↑ "CBI arrests Trinamool MP Tapas Pal".
- ↑ "Rose Valley Scam : Making of the Rs 60,000 Crore Chit Fund Scandal".
- ↑ "Rose Valley scam".
- ↑ "Rose Valley chit fund scam".
- 1 2 Bengali Cinema: Tapas Pal Archived 18 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine. calcuttaweb.com. Retrieved 16 October 2012
- ↑ http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-tmc-mp-tapas-paul-arrested-in-rose-valley-case-2287932
- ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/rose-valley-chit-fund-case-babul-supriyo-sends-defamation-notices-to-tmc-leaders-for-linking-him-to-scam-4468606/
- ↑ "Kalakar award winners" (PDF). Kalakar website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ↑ Wind in my hairindiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 16 October 2012
